Illuminated hockey puck assembly

Abstract

An illuminated hockey puck assembly includes a housing having an outer surface including a top side, a bottom side, and a perimeter edge extending between the top and bottom sides. The illuminated hockey puck assembly has a weight, a shape, and a size comparable to a hockey puck. A lighting system is mounted within the interior and is encapsulated by the outer surface such that the lighting system is immobilized in the housing. The housing is translucent such that the housing is illuminated by the lighting system when the lighting system emits lights.

We claim: 
     
       1. An illuminated hockey puck assembly comprising:
 a housing having an outer surface including a top side, a bottom side, and a perimeter edge extending between the top and bottom sides, the illuminated hockey puck assembly having a weight, a shape, and a size comparable to a hockey puck; 
 a lighting system being mounted within the interior, the lighting system being encapsulated by the outer surface such that the lighting system is immobilized in the housing, the housing being translucent such that the housing is illuminated by the lighting system when the lighting system emits lights; 
 wherein the light system includes: 
 a battery being rechargeable and being electrically coupled to a control circuit; 
 a plurality of light emitters being electrically coupled to the control circuit, each of the light emitters comprising an LED light emitter; 
 the control circuit being programmed to selectively turn the light emitters on and off; 
 a receiver being electrically coupled to the control circuit, the receiver being configured to receive a wireless signal from a remote device to actuate the control circuit; 
 wherein each of the light emitters is configured to emit more than one color, the control circuit being programmed to selectively turn the light emitters on and off, the control circuit being programmed to allow selection of a color to be emitted by the light emitters; 
 wherein the receiver is configured to receive a wireless signal for selecting one of a plurality of light patterns to be emitted by the light emitters. 
 
     
     
       2. The illuminated hockey puck assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing is a unitary structure and having no openings therein accessible to an interior bounded by the outer surface, the lighting system being spaced from an exterior surface of the outer surface. 
     
     
       3. The illuminated hockey puck assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the lighting system is actuated remotely. 
     
     
       4. The illuminated hockey puck assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the lighting system is actuated remotely. 
     
     
       5. The illuminated hockey puck assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the lighting system includes a battery configured to be wirelessly charged. 
     
     
       6. The illuminated hockey puck assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the lighting system includes a battery configured to be wirelessly charged. 
     
     
       7. The illuminated hockey puck assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the lighting system includes a battery configured to be wirelessly charged. 
     
     
       8. The illuminated hockey puck assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the battery is rechargeable by magnetic induction. 
     
     
       9. The illuminated hockey puck assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing is a unitary structure and having no openings therein accessible to an interior bounded by the outer surface, the lighting system being spaced from an exterior surface of the outer surface. 
     
     
       10. The illuminated hockey puck assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing is a unitary structure and having no openings therein accessible to an interior bounded by the outer surface, the lighting system being spaced from an exterior surface of the outer surface.